Some of last year's "trashy" bootcamp girls... this years pic is soon to be posted!

There's nothing quite like a trashy bootcamp on a warm summer morning to wake you up and sometimes make you wish that you were dead. Not trashy as in stripper poles in my back yard... (bwahahaha... sorry I just pictured that:)) I'm talking dodging the 17 kids, and piles of dog poop while we work out kind of "trashy". The, my kids pull down their pants and pee in the yard in front of everyone "trashy". The, I rarely brush my teeth and am usually wearing the clothes I worked out in yesterday because I haven't showered in three days "trashy". And I LOVE it!





For anyone who has ever read this blog you know that as the self proclaimed Anti-Martha, "DIY's" and "How To's" are not my thing... but I have to say our little "Trashy" bootcamp group has become one of my very favorite things about summer. Bringing women together from ages 16 to 65... laughing, talking, gagging, and sometimes even cursing whoever it was that invented stinking mountain climbers and burpees. I LOVE it all... I love seeing the kids play (and sometimes try to shank each other with broken sand toys), and I love seeing some my closest friends several times a week which would never happen otherwise.



While I could make a list of thousands of things I could never tell anyone how to do... today trashy bootcamp is not one of them... SO... are you ready??? are you sure??? Here's one of the only times you'll see me post a "HOW TO"here on EMM... I hope you can create something as meaningful and trashy as we've been able to do.... hehehe!



How To: MakeYour Own "Trashy Bootcamp"

• Pick Up The Dog Poop... really... just do it...


• Make sure you have lots of outside toys to keep the kids entertained ...then LOCK your stinken doors... it's never good when you realize little johnny's gone missing and is inside painting a mural with permanent marker down your hallway.


• Turn off the sprinklers that are programmed to come on in the middle of bear crawls.


• Make sure your friends know YOU'RE NOT A PRO and therefor not responsible for their weight loss, gain or pulled whoowhoo muscles... it's more like a play-date on crack with a purpose than a personal training session.


• Don't let it turn into a gab session... keep things moving and slighty organized so everyone has fun but feels it the next day... (I have to say I get enjoyment out of planning workouts I know they're going to be cursing me for the next day... the problem is I'm cursing me too... I'm kinda sick that way)


• Pick a Pro... find a workout dvd you like or a fitness app (I like Nike Training Club) and design your workouts around what they teach. You're more likely to do the exercises safety and effectively if you've seen them done and have done them before...


• Have Fun!! Don't roll your eyes at me... I HATE working out... and I don't work out most of the winter when we can't have bootcamp. There is seriously something awesome about working out with friends and sharing in the pain of finishing a workout when you normally would give up and go get a latte.